Damn thats rough. They go out and get Wilson thinking it will make them contenders....... And now they are tanking lol. Thats a tough pill to swallow.To add to my last post, I'm a Broncos fan so I'm familiar with having to deal with loses.
Damn thats rough. They go out and get Wilson thinking it will make them contenders....... And now they are tanking lol. Thats a tough pill to swallow.To add to my last post, I'm a Broncos fan so I'm familiar with having to deal with loses.
I hear Lauri might be out tonight.Are we trading Lauri in this scenario?
Lakers schedule gets brutal over the next 10... will be lucky to go 5-5. Part of their trend up is playing SA 3x.I'd agree, but I also could see them getting desperate. They currently aren't in the play-in and the Lakers are starting to trend up.
1-4 when Mike doesn't play... if Mike and Lauri are both out tonight its likely a loss. None of the teams on this homestand are pushovers. We will see.The Jazz have six in a row at home. Hopefully they start winning again and this stupid tank nonsense is put to bed for good.
They also have the 4th best offense in that span, and it was almost certainly the most difficult 10 game stretch of their entire schedule (7 road games, 3 b2b, mostly extremely good teams).The Jazz have the worst defense in the NBA over the last 10 games and they are going to start doing tank moves (resting and trading).
Heard some stuff this morning that made me think on the tank. Our record in clutch games is pretty good. Dunc'd on said it was like 1.3 games better than expected. I think the margins are razor thin. If we lost Conley for the year through trade or injury I think the tank could be really strong. I think if we lost KO and Mike the tank gets major steam.They also have the 4th best offense in that span, and it was almost certainly the most difficult 10 game stretch of their entire schedule (7 road games, 3 b2b, mostly extremely good teams).
A couple weeks ago, I groaned when I looked at our next six games (that we have now just finished). Not because I thought we should struggle (I thought we'd go 1-5 - we went 2-4), but because I knew how many people here would overreact to it and resume the tank talks despite us being 12-10 after a hell schedule that featured 14 of 22 on the road.
I'm going to respectfully disagree. Kessler may improve us a bit in the KO minutes... but its the guy that replaces Kessler that will aid the tank. Plus when you reduce your depth it leaves you open to losing 4-5 in a row when a key guy rolls an ankle. Walker also gets in foul trouble so may not be able to assume 34 minutes a night as a result. If Doke or G league guy are getting minutes you will be worse... and if not you are winning on the backs of future building blocks.... so I'm good either way.Trading KO will not help the tank it will hurt it. That is a common misconception around here. Kessler getting more minutes instead of KO will help us win more.
I'm going to respectfully disagree. Kessler may improve us a bit in the KO minutes... but its the guy that replaces Kessler that will aid the tank. Plus when you reduce your depth it leaves you open to losing 4-5 in a row when a key guy rolls an ankle. Walker also gets in foul trouble so may not be able to assume 34 minutes a night as a result. If Doke or G league guy are getting minutes you will be worse... and if not you are winning on the backs of future building blocks.... so I'm good either way.